Children’s & Young Adult Literature

The UCR Library offers a significant collection of children’s and young adult literature.  Winning titles from more than fifty annual awards deemed of the most significance to K-12 teachers are featured. Resources also include “big books” for children pre-K through grade 3, sized for sharing with a group of students rather than individual reading.  

Collection Development from Awards

Awards dealing with diversity:

• Coretta Scott King Awards
• Asian Pacific American Awards
• Pura Belpre Awards
• American Indian Youth Services Literature Award
• Schneider Family Book Awards

Awards for nonfiction:

• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
• Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction
• Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize

Awards by teacher organizations:

• International Reading Association Children’s Book Awards
• Bank Street College Awards
• Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
• Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12